occur, it was clear that there were no site-specific causes of contamination,
but rather the cause was wet-weather flow in streams.
None of the nine beaches analysed for long-term trends showed a trend of either increasing
or decreasing water quality.
Frequent and timely reporting of the results of bacteriological water quality was undertaken
by use of the Taranaki Regional Council website (www.trc.govt.nz) as well as liaison with
territorial local authorities and the Health Protection
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DESCRIPTION
Giant kokopu (Galaxias argenteus) are the largest member of the Galaxiidae
or whitebait family. They usually grow to 300-400mm but have known to
reach up to 580mm in length. Like all galaxiids, giant kokopu lack scales
and have a thick leathery skin covered with mucus. Their skin is dark olive
with a unique pattern of gold lines, spots, crescents and rings.
DISTRIBUTION, BREEDING AND FEEDING
The giant kokopu occur widely at low elevations
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proceeded to Huka Lodge. As soon as you
turn off the road, the perfectly clipped
hedges, lining the drive, inform that you
are entering a different world. We were
divided into two groups and proudly
shown around by two of the gardeners.
Along the entrance, and around the Lodge
the planting is very formal with clipped
blocks of Box and Choisya, neatly clipped
edges of Box and the tall clipped hedges
surrounding well maintained areas or
rooms where guests can relax, swim, play
tennis,
quakes.
New Plymouth District Council will
carry out more detailed investigations
(cone penetrometer tests) at five river-
mouth areas with residential buildings
to confirm or discount the liquefaction
hazards. These areas are at Waitara,
Onaero, Urenui, Tongaporutu and
Mohakatino.
In South Taranaki the river margins of
Patea, Whenuakura and Waitotara are
not subject to development pressure.
However STDC will add the GNS
Science report to its
notified.
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DESCRIPTION
The banded kokopu is a member of the Galaxiidae or whitebait family. They
usually grow to around 200mm long but have been known to reach up to
260mm. Like all galaxiids, the banded kokopu lacks scales and has a thick
leathery skin that is covered with mucus. Their dark brownish-olive skin can
be distinguished from the other galaxiid species by thin, pale, vertical bands
along the sides and over the back of the fish.
using the Iris
Programme, which replaced the BG Base
Programme, and posting the information
on our web-site www.pukeiti.org.com.
This information can also be accessed
through the TRC site. At this site click on
Gardens, then under ‘Pukeiti’ click on
Plant Hunters’ Station and when the
next page appears click on Go to Pukeiti
Plant Hunters’ Station and then in the
box that appears, name the plant or group
that you wish to search. It will give you a
description of the plant, where it can
These two sites also exceeded MfE guideline levels more than other beaches in the region, with
Ohawe reaching MfE Alert level four times and Waitara East entering MfE Action mode once.
During the 2012-2013 season, 7 of the 13 beach sites recorded the lowest or equal lowest SEM
enterococci median counts to date (Fitzroy, Ngamotu, Opunake, Patea, Mana, Waverley and
Wai-inu). This may reflect a prolonged dry summer.
Sites in Taranaki compared favorably to national results, with 89% of
one SEM sample entered the Alert category at Ohawe and all SEM samples were below Alert
level at Oakura Surf Club, indicating a low and acceptable health risk to beach users during
dry weather conditions.
During the 2011-2012 summer season, 5 of the 12 beach sites recorded the lowest or equal
lowest SEM enterococci median counts to date (Wai-iti, Urenui, Onaero, Onaero Beach
Settlement and Fitzroy). Although medians were typically low, high one-off sample counts
(>900 enterococci